Deepest Derby Field

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Is your name Matt?

My name is Max

why u ask?

[Indian Charlie]

You reminded me of someone named Matt from the AOL horse racing boards years back.

[ARyan]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

2008......lol!

1987
ALYSHEBA
BET TWICE
CRYPTOCLEARANCE
GULCH
CAPOTE
DEMON'S BEGONE

I agree, 1987 was a very deep year.

[Slewbopper]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

You reminded me of someone named Matt from the AOL horse racing boards years back.

Matt is still there. He still believes BSFs are the only thing to pay attention to when handicapping.

[Slewbopper]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

The Blood-Horse did an article a couple years back saying the '57 Derby was one of the best fields ever assembled.

The Florida Derby was the first horse race I remember watching. And the horse that won it, Gen. Duke, would probably have been favored in the Derby. He injured himself and was out of the Derby. His Calumet stable mate Iron Liege won it.

Gen. Duke, Round Table, Gallant Man, Iron Liege, Bold Ruler...Hard to argue with that group.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Slewbopper

Matt is still there. He still believes BSFs are the only thing to pay attention to when handicapping.

Is his streak of hitting the tri in the derby for 20 straight years still intact?

Does he still donate pizza crust to the homeless hungry?

[philcski]

Either 1987 or 1988 for me. Tough call.

I can remember vividly walking down to the bar with my Dad to watch those races (we didn't have a TV back then)... stopping at the OTB to bet on the way. Strange because there's not much else I remember from that age (9-10).

[Indian Charlie]

I'm surprised nobody else liked 1985.

The field only had about a dozen runners but included Spend A Buck, Stephen's Odyssey, Chief's Crown, Tank's Prospect, Skywalker, Proud Truth, Eternal Prince and even Fast Account (a decent horse).

[Swale84]

Going back aways
1973 Derby
Top four finishers

Secretariat

Sham-won Santa Anita Derby, beat Secretariat in the Wood while finishing 2nd

Our Native- won the Flamingo, 3rd in Preakness & Derby, won Monmouth Invitational and Ohio Derby. Overall won 14 of 37 starts

Forego-won 9 of 18 as a 3year old and improving with age won 34 of the 57 races entered

[Slewbopper]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Is his streak of hitting the tri in the derby for 20 straight years still intact?

Does he still donate pizza crust to the homeless hungry?

Exactas...Not hard to do when you put all horses that have run a 100+ BSF on top on top and then hit the all button. Don't know about the homeless hungry, but I am sure he still donates his time to the gay soup kitchens of SF. He is reguarded as some sort of guru over on Victoria's board

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Slewbopper

Exactas...Not hard to do when you put all horses that have run a 100+ BSF on top on top and then hit the all button. Don't know about the homeless hungry, but I am sure he still donates his time to the gay soup kitchens of SF. He is reguarded as some sort of guru over on Victoria's board

Remember when he wanted to fly out Druggie for some lessons?

[Slewbopper]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Remember when he wanted to fly out Druggie for some lessons?

Don't remember. To teach him about handicapping or alternative life styles? AOL was fun back then. Probably the only ones you would remember that still post are Roger, RobertBCurrie (Joyce) and Arlington Dan. Charlie (TwoSmartBreeder) shows up from time to time. He is 86 and still breeding one foal a year. The board is pretty much horsey loving wimmin now. SymplySweet walked over the rainbow bridge a couple years ago.

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by Slewbopper

The Florida Derby was the first horse race I remember watching. And the horse that won it, Gen. Duke, would probably have been favored in the Derby. He injured himself and was out of the Derby. His Calumet stable mate Iron Liege won it.

Gen. Duke, Round Table, Gallant Man, Iron Liege, Bold Ruler...Hard to argue with that group.

But the rest of the field was nearly as good - Better Bee (20 wins, 7 stakes races, the King of Chicago); Federal Hill (10 wins, equalled the track record to win the Louisiana Derby, won the Derby Trial and the Ky JC S at 2); Mister Jive (15 wins lifetime, won the Cowdin and Summer S -new track record- at 2, the Gotham at 3); Shan Pac (won 25 races lifetime, set new track record winning the Churchill Downs H at 4); and Indian Creek, the worst of the lot - he only won 9 of 44 lifetime and was SP at 4.

[Pedigree Ann]

1969 saw 4 horses entered who were so strong that they scared away most of the rest of the eligibles. They were:

Top Knight - champion 2yo, won the Flamingo and the Florida Derby
Majestic Prince - won Santa Anita Derby, San Jacinto S, San Vicente S (dominated So Cal)
Arts and Letters - won the Everglades and Blue Grass S, second Flamingo and Florida Derby
Dike - won the Gotham and Wood Memorial
one of the long shots was Traffic Mark, who had won the Arkansas Derby and been second in the Blue Grass; he had won the Ky JC S at 2 as well. Only 3 others ran.

Majestic Prince won the Derby and Preakness, was second in the Belmont and never ran again. Meanwhile, Belmont winner Arts and Letters (who had prepped with a Met Mile win) went on to win the Travers, Woodward and Jockey Club Gold Cup and be named Horse of the Year.

[horseofcourse]

1985 was an uderrated group....with Spend A Buck, Chief's Crown--a BC juvy winner and 7 or 8 time grade 1 winner, back to back BC Classic winners in Proud Truth and Skywalker, Tank's Prospect and Stephans Odyssey. 1986 had 4 superb ones in Ferdinand, Snow Chief, Broad Brush and Groovy as well.

[GPK]

I cant believe nobody has mentioned 2005!!!

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